Exhibit 10(b) 2
KPMG Audit Plc
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The Board of Directors
HSBC Holdings plc:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-102027), as amended, on Form F-4 and in the registration statement (No. 333-92024) on Form F-3 of HSBC Holdings plc of our report dated March 3, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of HSBC Holdings plc as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears in the December 31, 2002 Annual Report on Form 20-F of HSBC Holdings plc.
KPMG Audit Plc
London, England
March 6, 2003
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